- The Institute of Public Affairs released a poll this week of 1,000 Australians
- Survey showed 70 per cent of Aussies do not want Australia Day changed
- 50 per cent of people said they don’t agree with some councils’ decision to move
More than 70 per cent of Australians do not want the date of Australia Day to change, according to a Institute of Public Affairs survey.
Out of 1,000 polled, only 23 per cent of people said council celebrations and citizenship ceremonies should be shifted to an alternative date, according to The Australian.
About 50 per cent of people said they did not agree with some councils’ decision to move the date and 76 per cent said they believe the country should be proud of its history.
Around 11 per cent of people said Australia does not have a history to be proud of.
More than 70 per cent of Australians do not want the date of Australia Day to change, according to a recent poll of 1,000 people (stock image)
A massive majority of 87 per cent said they were proud to be Australian.
‘It is encouraging that Australians overwhelmingly reject the negative rhetoric about our nation’s history continually pushed by many on the left,’ IPA foundations of Western civilisation program director Bella d’Abreras aid.
‘This is evidence that Australians both value and understand British institutions such as liberal democracy and the rule of law which have made Australia the successful nation that it is today.’
A massive majority of 87 per cent said they were proud to be Australian (stock image)